The Iraqi refugee crisis was a focus of attention again on Capitol Hill and Washington this week. Two key Senate Democrats urged President Bush to do more, while a bipartisan group of House lawmakers urged Iraq's government to sharply increase spending to assist Iraqi refugees who fled sectarian fighting, and those displaced from their homes inside the country.

In testimony to a congressional committee, a United Nations official has expressed renewed concern about conditions facing Iraqi refugees who have fled to neighboring countries. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hill.

Swedish-Iraqi relations are capturing headlines here both concerning foreign assistance and refugees.

Hundreds of Iraqi refugees are returning to Iraq Wednesday from Syria, encouraged by reports of lessening violence in their home country.

The United Nations Security Council says continued violence, crime, political instability and increased levels of displaced people are weighing heavily on Iraq's humanitarian crisis.

Despite new rules aimed at stemming the flow of people across the border, Syria wouldn’t expel refugees from Iraq by force, the U.N. refugee agency said Friday.

The international community has not faced up to the scale of the Iraqi refugee crisis, leaving Syria and Jordan to deal with the exodus, Amnesty International says in a report out today.

The International Organization for Migration says there are now 2.25 million internally displaced people in Iraq.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has expressed concern over Syrian visa restrictions on Iraqis fleeing violence, the UN News Center said.

Four years after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, the Iraqi refugee crisis has become one of the world's most severe humanitarian issues.

Syria is reported to have imposed visa requirements on Iraqi nationals in a bid to control the flood of Iraqi refugees into the country.

The top United Nations refugee official has praised Syria and Jordan for accommodating Iraqi refugees, and he has urged the international community to support their efforts.